"I realized that we have made some great mistakes towards Croatia"- István Tisza, 22nd October 1918, Last Hungarian prime minister under Habsburg Rule. Atleast they admit it.

I just love the spot in the backround, as it points out like the scenario mentioned in the Text. This is just amazing brother, you have earned yourself a Sub! ZIVJELA HRVATSKA!

This is probably the only Croatian song I actually like, as a Serb who spent a significant part of my life in Novi Sad, where Ban was born (technically it’s Petrovaradin, but now it’s just a part of Novi Sad). Back in those days the Serbs also rose up in defense against Hedervary, and for a while it seemed like the glory of the Military Frontier was coming to life again. Ban Jelačić commanded us as well, and he had nothing but the greatest respect for us; in fact, though he was a staunch Catholic, he was declared as Ban by the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch. Croat and Serb hosts rode across the Pannonian plains as one, fighting for autonomy and the mutual right to be what they are without being disturbed by greater powers. And the Ban commandeered all of it like a fucking mastermind. He’s obviously a true hero of the Croatian nation, but to us, his true greatness is that he didn’t seek the easy way. He was a Catholic, an aristocrat; he could’ve easily made a power play by targetting the Orthodox Serbs without any real aristocracy of their own, but he didn’t. He saw us as brothers, treated us as brothers, and we gladly fought alongside him and his Croats. After everything that’s transpired between us before and especially since then, that whole episode feels nothing short of surreal. It’s like a fan fiction, too good to be true, but it happened, and we all have the Ban to thank for it.

Fantastic channel, keep up the great work!

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